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Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst

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Students gain deployment experience

Fifth and sixth grade students from McGuire's Upper Elementary School experience a deployment line here Oct 2. While processing through, the students received a deployment bag, orders, simulated vaccinations, dog tags and a boarding pass. This provided the students with an opportunity to experience first-hand what their parents and friends go through before every deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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STUDENTS GET DEPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE

After passing through the security screening area and sitting through pre-deployment briefings, the Upper Elementary School fifth and sixth graders board a McGuire C-17 Globemaster III here Oct. 2. 2nd Lt. Dave Sustello, 6th Airlift Squadron C-17 pilot, gave a tour of the flight deck and answered questions. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Wayne Russell)

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Students get deployment experience

When the students’ simulated flight landed in Saudi Arabia, they were briefed by 87th Security Forces Squadron on weapons used in forward locations here, Oct. 2. Upon return from their 'deployment', they were welcomed home with meals from the USO, and received a post-deployment briefing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Wayne Russell)

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Students get deployment experience

Published Oct. 6, 2009